Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding
Handling Gold Leaf
A course by Elena Albertoni , Lettering Artist and Gilder
About the video: Handling Gold Leaf
Overview
“Now it's time to try the gold leaf! We use the test disc for this – so nothing can go wrong. Here we go!”
In this video lesson Elena Albertoni addresses the topic: Handling Gold Leaf, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding. Learn the basics of reverse glass gilding and create unique and shiny decorative lettering by hand.
Partial transcription of the video
“Handling gold leaf In this lesson you will practice with gold leaf, so you can get a feel for how the gold behaves and how you deal with it. You will then go through the different steps familiarize yourself with gilding before we do that on the disc for the final project. First organize your workspace, so that all the tools, everything you need, is directly accessible to you. The important thing is to keep the water away from the gold. That's where I got my nets and net brush on my right side and the gold, maybe the pillow too and my trigger always dry. This is my cleaned disc. I also put t...”
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Course summary for: Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding
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Category
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Areas
Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering
Elena Albertoni
A course by Elena Albertoni
Elena Albertoni was born in Italy and has lived in Berlin since 2004, where she works as a typeface artist, gilder, and sign painter. After studying graphic design and typography in France, she moved to Berlin and started working as a typeface designer. She has developed various styles typefaces and fonts, and has worked for Lucas De Groot for years, mainly producing his internationally known typefaces.In parallel, in 2005 he founded his own foundry, Anatoletype, to publish typefaces that emerged from his own initiative.
In 2013, to rediscover calligraphy and lettering and further develop her skills, she started organizing a series of events and workshops with foreign specialists (MAKE! Skilled Hands). In 2015, he founded his own studio, La Letteria, where he dedicates himself to all kinds of lettering and creates different and original solutions, each one adapted to the needs of his clients. In 2017, it won first prize for the most beautiful shop in Vienna at Sign Week Vienna.
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